Diy Speaker Cable Cat5

Along with our diy speaker cables many of our readers and egroup members have been building interconnects out of cat 5 cable.

Diy speaker cable cat5.

Although i now use a new diy speaker cable in my current system the cat 5 cables described above were among the best speaker cables i ever used. Many audio hobbyists enjoy working on diy cable projects. Low inductance diy hi fi speaker cables. Between our egroup and personal emails we have been receiving numerous questions regarding cat 5 wire and the proper construction techniques for our diy triple t and the ffrc speaker cables.

It s been a long time since i made the cables i m presenting here yet i have never seriously thought of them as a project for tnt audio i thought the topic was a tad redundant due to the presence on the same tnt. The 1 618wr speaker cables turned out well and i thought i would share the instructions and results. I am using these diy low inductance speaker cables with my diy hi vi 3 way speakers the speaker cables use 16awg strnaded copper wire a total of 4 x 16awg wires for each speaker cable conductor which give an equivalent awg of 10 see american wire gauge. Not for sale tnt audio free diy design approx.

They bested kimber 8tc aq midnight and even gave the expensive xlo s a run for their money the xlo s were better but not by the margin that the price would indicate. It s a great way to have fun and enjoy the hobby and at the same time a cost effective way to elevate the performance of your audio video system. Costs range from 0 21 foot to 16 00 foot of course to get this particular cable at this price you have to buy 1000 feet. The cables tested include some standard speaker cables and some readily available power or control cable from various sources.

I acquired all cable at my own cost.